Is it okay for my landlord to increase my rent by 19% ($255) when renewing my 12 months contract? Isn't there a maximum percentage that they can increase? I have lived in several apartments in the past...they usually increase $50 or $100...but never $255. I'm in California if it matters. Please help me with any information. Thank you.
2007-06-30 20:33:49 · 6 answers · asked by RetroBunny69 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Best bet call the city and find out if their are regulations...but I think a landlord can raise you rent as much as he wants unless you have it in writing on the original lease that it would not increase more than a certain percentage.
2007-06-30 20:42:24 · answer #1 · answered by grumpybear 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you live in a rent controlled property the landlord can increase the rent by whatever amount they choose to. If you were in a rent controlled property, your original lease should have stated that fact.
There are some rent controlled properties in the Bay Area but most of CA is not rent controlled.
I believe that they do need to give you a 60 day notice of the rent increase, however, since it is greater than 10%.
2007-07-01 05:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could make it a $1000 and you would have to pay or move out.(your contract was for 12 months he held up his end by letting you live there. Would you have moved out in the last 12 months if he had of lowered your rent to $100 a month? That was not the contract was it.)
2007-07-05 00:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by book writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Since rent control is primarily a limit on rent increases, if your city doesn't have rent control, your landlord can raise your rent to any amount he wants, even $1,000,000 per day. And he can increase it every day, and twice on Sunday. He doesn't have to give you your money's worth, have made any improvements to justify it, or give you any benefit in return. He doesn't have to charge the other tenants the same amount, and he can give them privileges which you don't have".
2007-07-01 03:48:11 · answer #4 · answered by citygirl_pdx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can check with the statutes or call an attorney who works with landlord/tenant law and ask your question. But with the cost of everything going up and especially with fire insurance, earthquake insurance and flood insurance and the like everything is skyrocketing now. Maybe your next move is into an efficiency.
2007-07-05 01:12:59 · answer #5 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can, but they need to give you a 60 day notice because it is over 10%. Here is the site to review to see what is required by the state.
http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/lt-2.htm
2007-07-01 03:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by halestrm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋